Line Breaks: 2 – deadline extended

Line Breaks: 2 – deadline extended

We are aiming for the second issue of our on-line poetry anthology, Line Breaks, to be published around the end of March 2022. Submission deadline now 12th March. As with Line Breaks: 1, the second collection will have its own dedicated page on this site and will be available free to read - though obviously [...]

Writers’ Retreat UK – Mentoring Feedback

Absolutely delighted to have received this feedback from mentoring at a Writers' Retreat last weekend: Ian joined us as our guest writer for our February retreat. It was clear that he had carefully thought out the creative exercises for the retreat and, although they were optional sessions for our writers, they were extremely popular. Ian [...]

Coming soon: “Valley of the Kings” by Graeme Ryan

Coverstory books is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of "Valley of the Kings" by Graeme Ryan. Valley of the Kings is both excavation of family history and an incantation of voices telling contemporary stories that startle. The grieving son and the street angel; the coke addict meeting Piers Plowman in the service-station; the singing [...]

Submissions Reminder

Coverstory books currently has three open submission calls: New Contexts: 3 - a poetry / prose anthology which will be publishing hopefully in May (submission deadline 1st March)Line Breaks: 2 - an on-line poetry anthology which should be published at http://www.line-breaks.com in April (submission deadline 28th February)An open call for book-length fiction, either a novel [...]

Contextual: 3 – we’ve found a rich seam of poetry!

Our third 'Contextual' poetry reading, held last night, was well attended; twenty-six people turning up for a relaxed hour of poetry. Once again, the evening was a success thanks to our super readers - and to contributions of all who attended the virtual event. Our main reader was Julia Usman whose collection She Who Sings [...]

“New Contexts: 3” – Submission reminder

“New Contexts: 3” – Submission reminder

Coverstory books invites submissions for a literary compendium aiming to publish in the Spring 2022. The volume - “New Contexts: 3” - seeks to showcase contemporary work, both poetry and fiction, and will be made available in both Paperback and ebook formats. The first two volumes in the series were published during 2021. Poetry: please [...]

Coverstory books seeks reviewers…

We would like to identify a small pool of readers who would be willing to act as reviewers for us. We would provide our reviewers with a free ebook version of a title in advance of its official publication date, and in return ask for a short review of 75-150 words. The most suitable reviews [...]

Line Breaks: 2 – deadline 28th Feb

Line Breaks: 2 – deadline 28th Feb

We are aiming for the second issue of our on-line poetry anthology, Line Breaks, to be published at the end of March 2022. As with Line Breaks: 1, the second collection will have its own dedicated page on this site and will be available free to read - though obviously subject to all the usual [...]

As a Writer…

As a Writer there's nothing quite like seeing your words coalesce, watching characters develop and take on a life of their own, or weaving meaning and narrative into a poem. As an Editor and publisher there's nothing like that frisson of excitement you get when someone submits a piece for a collection or asks you [...]